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| Adelyn's 1st day of preschool |
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| Layla's 1st day of her 2nd year in preschool |
The girls just started preschool, and it has been going very well. No tears were shed, and they have adjusted very well. I love how it gives me a window of "me" time to run errands, see the doctor, and just to get things organized and ready before they come home. One Monday, Len and I even had time to go for breakfast without the girls. It will also give me some alone time when the baby comes.
Adelyn's 3 year Update
Adelyn just turned three when she entered preschool, and I am really proud that she didn't cry. I'm glad that Layla is there to help guide her, and transition her into all the routines. Adelyn is different from Layla when she started school, she doesn't know her letters or numbers yet. She can say them, but she can't read them. I'm sure she will pick it up at school, and we'll also have to work on them at home.
Adelyn is still Layla's number one fan, although things are slowly changing. Adelyn can have her own opinion, and she can be quite stubborn. She knows how to cry and scream, and squeeze out fake tears. It's very upsetting when it happens in public places and restaurants, but she is also very good at shutting it off... if she feels like it. We are quite good at gaging what is real or fake now.
Layla's 4.5 years Update
Layla is growing up to be quite a lady. She is very curious about things, and she's not shy about asking questions. Right now, she likes to ask questions about the baby. How is she going to come out of my body? How did she get there? Sometimes, I can divert her away, but other times, she just likes to dig deeper and deeper. Then some time will pass, and she'll ask me about it again.
Layla is pretty busy with school, she goes Monday-Friday, and on Saturday mornings she has Chinese School. On Friday evenings she sleeps over at Grandma Lam's, luckily, Grandma lives just across the street from Chinese school. On Mondays, Layla has swimming lessons. She has been having trouble passing Sea Otter, but we just realized that it could have been because she was wearing her water shoes into the water. Hopefully, this time around she will do much better.
Layla is much more aware of herself. She will get embarassed, and pouts if she thinks that we are laughing at her, when most of the time we are laughing because she did something or said something very cute. Layla also likes to be the center of attention. She likes to perform for us, and loves it when we clap. When Layla was given the chance to be the flower girl at Sook Sook's wedding, she LOVED it. She was so graceful, and everyone loved her performance, and clapped when she was done.
Together
There are times when the girls do things deliberately to make each other upset. For example, just now, I gave each girl a cookie. Adelyn gives me back the cookie, and says she doesn't want it. Layla eats most of her cookie, and set down her last bite, and when she turns around, Adelyn had stuffed the last bite into her mouth! Layla is upset, and Adelyn is smirking!
When the girls are in the car, they can also get on each other's nerves. One girl will be singing, but the other girl wants her to stop. Or, they don't want each other to look outside "their" side of the window. *Sigh*, it looks like there will be more things like this to come.
The girls can be on each other's good side, and when they are, they can play very well together. They love dressing up, playing ballerina, school, house, princesses, store, just about everything.
My girls are girlie girls, they love wearing dresses all the time. And they are at an age where I will dress them in an outfit, and when I come back, they are in a dress. Even skirts can't compete with the power of the dress. Even at night, the girls prefer jammy dresses over plain old pjs.
Both the girls are excited that we're going to have another princess. In the mornings, both girls want to feel my belly, and give Baby "M" a kiss. Layla likes to feel the baby when she is moving, and she gets super excited when it happens. Sometimes, Layla will put her head on my belly, and tell me that the baby is talking to her. The girls are also fasinated with my belly button, they like to touch it, and tell me that it's moved.
We can't wait to add Baby "M" to this mix!
